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Christopher Sardellicsardelli@thelancasternews.com
Lancaster police officers located a weapon Monday afternoon which may be related to the murder of a 36-year-old man last month.
Officers, with help from the Lancaster Fire Department, recovered a gun in Bear Creek underneath the Lynwood Drive bridge sometime after noon Monday, said Lancaster Police Chief Harlean Howard.

The 2010-11 school term has been an award-winning year for the Indian Land area schools.
Earlier this spring, Indian Land High School earned a pair of Palmetto Gold awards. Those honors were quite a coup for academic success at the Lancaster County Panhandle Class AA high school.
Now Indian Land Middle School is in the spotlight again with its second national award.

The S.C. House of Representatives have before them House Bill 3407 for debate. This bill is labeled the Educational Opportunity Act. It is intended to offer tax credits to parents who send their children to private schools.

Christopher Sardellicsardelli@thelancasternews.com
A group of residents peer through their window shades, afraid to go outside, as they watch scores of young people take over their neighborhood.
They watch with trepidation as the swarm of strangers brazenly deals drugs in the homeowners’ back yards. And despite the “No Trespassing” signs posted on their property, residents watch helplessly as furniture is moved or stolen from their porches in broad daylight.

It’s looking more likely that residents in the town of Kershaw will soon face higher water and sewer rates.

Town Council voted unanimously during a special meeting Tuesday to include the rate increase in the first draft of the town’s 2011-12 budget. If passed, this would be the town’s first water and sewer rate increase in eight years.

Town Administrator Tony Starnes presented preliminary numbers Tuesday night that showed the town’s water and sewer fund overbudgeted by $62,307.